Hugh Hefner in his youth

Hardly there is a man in the world who does not want to be at least one day in the place of the famous owner and publisher of the popular male magazine "PLAYBOY" named Hugh Hefner. Now he is 89 years old, but this character can hardly be called a decrepit and boring old man. In the end, at present his wife is the luxurious twenty-nine-year-old blonde Crystal Harris, who gained popularity in the US due to her career as a singer and model.

Hugh Hefner - early biography

The future founder and owner of the PLAYBOY mansion was born on April 9 in 1926. In childhood and adolescence, he practically did not stand out against the background of one-year-olds. However, it is known that the guy was especially fond of sports, luxury cars and beautiful girls. A manly figure and pumped muscles made him a very tasty morsel for the fairer sex already at a more mature age, but he became a true Lovelace much later.

Hugh Hefner in his youth managed to visit the fronts of the Second World War. Fortunately, he was not able to pass the hell of that combat period from beginning to end. In 1944 he had to take part in hostilities on the territory of the French and German states. Already in 1946 he successfully returned to his homeland and took up his education, enrolling in the University of Illinois at the Faculty of Psychology. According to contemporaries Hugh, it was at that time in his head began to emerge the idea of ​​creating an erotic men's magazine.

Hugh Hefner and his magazine PLAYBOY

Hefner's first serious work in print media was waiting for him in a magazine called Shaft. Hugh drew cartoons to articles and did it quite successfully for several years. Soon after that, he worked already in a popular publication called Esquire, where he managed to fully experience all the delights of journalism. Then Hugh Hefner was young and promising, but on the way to creating his own magazine was a problem with finances.

The future father of world eroticism had to work hard to raise money for his work. Lending brought him about six hundred dollars, another about a thousand Heph borrowed from his mother. However, without attracting investors, it was simply impossible to manage. Interested in the right people, he was able to borrow another 8 thousand dollars. It remained only to realize their dream.

At that time, there was already a popular male magazine called Stag Magazine, so Hefner needed to come up with something new and interesting. The brand "Stag Party" could not work because of the similar name with another edition for men. As a result, he decided not to complicate the choice of a suitable title, so PLAYBOY Hugh Hefner appeared.

The first trial number of the new journal was published in December 1953 in the United States of America. The highlight of the issue was the naked Marilyn Monroe. It should be noted that Hef was not sure of his success. However, the circulation of 70 thousand units was sold at a frantic pace. After only a few years, Hugh Hefner became a fantastically rich owner of a promising corporation earning money on erotic publications.

Hugh Hefner's friends

Before the start of his brilliant career in journalism, Heph was already married. His chosen one was Mildred Williams. The couple was together for about ten years. During this time, he had a daughter and a son. After the divorce in 1959, Chef for 30 years led a very active bachelor life in the company of attractive ladies. During this time he was associated with seven girls, but another marriage was made only with Kimberly Conrad. This time, Hefa again only lasted 10 years, after which he returned to bachelor pleasures.

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In 2012, Hugh Hefner, whose age at that time was 86 years old, married again to a young model of Crystal Harris.